Etymology

malignant

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Today it means: Harmful, malevolent, injurious. Full definition →

Middle French malignant ← Late Latin malignans
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  1. Late Latin · derived frommalignans
  2. Middle French · derived frommalignant
  3. English todaymalignant

From Middle French malignant, from Late Latin malignans. See malign.

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